Pundit uses Conte and Harry Kane to explain what is wrong with head injury protocols
Chris Sutton has been speaking to The Monday Night Club show on BBC Radio 5 about the latest measures being introduced regarding concussion protocols, and used Tottenham Hotspur duo Antonio Conte and Harry Kane as an example.
The issue of head injuries and concussions has long been discussed in the world of football, as the sport attempts to improve the safety of the game.
At present, teams are permitted to make extra substitutions in the case of a suspected concussion, without affecting their standard allocated substitutions.
In a report from the Daily Mail, it appears the rulemakers of the sport, IFAB, have refused the request of the Premier League to introduce a trial run of temporary concussion substitutes for next season.
Instead, IFAB are keen to continue with their system of permanent substitutions for concussion.
This decision has been criticised by former Chelsea striker Sutton, who insists teams will be forced to keep their star players on the pitch rather than use a concussion substitution on them.
He used Conte and Kane as an example of this situation.
Sutton said; “I have used this before. If Harry Kane goes down with a head injury after ten minutes for Tottenham, Antonio Conte will send one of his medical staff.
“He will have no intention of Harry Kane coming off the pitch. He will want to leave him on.
“Why? Because he is their best source of goals, their best chance of winning a game.
“This is nothing against Antonio Conte, but the fact of the matter is managers do leave players on.”
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I am pretty sure no manager would ever knowingly leave their player on the pitch if they had a serious injury, but I do get what Sutton is trying to say.
A temporary substitution would allow any player to leave the pitch and assess the damage before making a more informed decision on whether they can continue or not.
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